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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif""><img width="158" height="111" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CC98A1.903104F0" alt="idle_warship_logo_FINAL.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">Habits of the Heart</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">
<b>Out Today!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">Idle Warship</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif""> has released their first official album entitled
<b><i>Habits of the Heart</i></b> today via <b>Blacksmith/Element 9/Fontana</b>. <span style="color:black">
A collaboration between hip-hop luminary <b>Talib Kweli</b> and critically acclaimed soulful singer and songwriter
<b>Res</b>, <b>Idle Warship</b> is a genre-bending musical project born out of sheer experimentation and unbridled creative expression.
</span>The 12-track album has <b>Idle Warship</b> storming the music scene with a bold and indefinable hybrid of influences, from soul, rock and hip-hop to alternative and electronic. The album<b>
</b><span style="color:black">features guest spots from <b>Jean Grae, Jay Knocka,</b>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">Chester French, Michelle Williams & John Forte.
</span></strong></span></span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:black">Prior to today’s release,<b> Idle Warship
</b>debuted </span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">Habits of the Heart</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:black">on the award-winning, on-demand digital music service <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">Spotify</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">, marking</span></strong> the first time that
<strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"">Spotify U.S.</span></strong> has premiered an album three weeks ahead of its release date. Take a listen to the stream
<a href="http://open.spotify.com/album/415CUPKdOfjnWwhn0Q5bsA" target="_blank">here</a>.
<b>Idle Warship</b> recently headlined <b>BrooklynVegan</b>’s party during CMJ and premiered album track
<a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-stream-talib-kweli-and-res-genre-bending-rat-race-20111005">
"Rat Race"</a> on <b>RollingStone.com</b>.<strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:black">For more information on
<b>Idle Warship</b>, please contact:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:black">Press Here<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:black">212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:black">Carla Senft /
<a href="mailto:carla@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0066CC">carla@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:black">Gina Schulman /
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple">Carla Senft</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple">Press Here
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